Sophie's jalapeno cheese filled meatballs

Name: Sophie's jalapeno cheese filled meatballs
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 200 grams grated cheese (I used red Leicester); 30 grams cream cheese; 2 finely chopped jalapenos; 750 grams lean minced beef; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 1/2 finely chopped white onion; 1/2 tbsp mixed herbs; 1/2 tbsp chili powder; 1 breadcrumbs made from 2 slices of bread; 100 ml milk; 400 grams passata; 1/4 tbsp mixed herbs; 1/4 tbsp chili powder

justanothersoph @cook_3465110

Oh my gosh, yum!

justanothersoph @cook_3465110

Oh my gosh, yum!

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Ingredients

40 mins

4 servings

meatball filling
200 gramsgrated cheese (I used red Leicester)
30 gramscream cheese
2finely chopped jalapenos
outer part of the meatball
750 gramslean minced beef
2 tbsptomato paste
1/2finely chopped white onion
1/2 tbspmixed herbs
1/2 tbspchili powder
1breadcrumbs made from 2 slices of bread
100 mlmilk
sauce
400 gramspassata
1/4 tbspmixed herbs
1/4 tbspchili powder

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Steps

40 mins

1

Preheat your oven to 180°C.
2

Mix your cheeses and jalapenos together and make into 24 balls about the width of a thumb.
3

Place on a baking tray, and put into the freezer.
4

In a large bowl, mix your breadcrumbs and milk. Leave for 5 minutes.
5

Mix in the rest of your outer meatball ingredients together in the bowl.
6

Remove your cheese balls from the freezer. Make meatballs with them in the centre, packing them tightly.
7

Place on a baking tray as you finish each one. Once done, bake for 25 minutes.
8

While your meatballs cook, place all your sauce ingredients into a frying pan and simmer gently.
9

When the meatballs are almost done, put your pasta on to cook as per the instructions.
10

When the meatballs are done, remove from the oven and place in the frying pan in the sauce. Turn them to coat them.
11

If your meatballs leaked any cheese, pick this up (avoiding any oil) and add to the sauce.
12

When your pasta is cooked, serve and enjoy!